TatSeek Browser API — Tattoo photos: talisman

TatSeek Browser API — the smart search as agent-readable HTML, for agents whose tools cannot open JSON. Same answer as the JSON API: https://tatseek.com/api/v1/tattoos?placement=back&q=talisman&subject=ocean.
Ask your own question: https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/search/?q=your+words+here (spaces as +), e.g. https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/search/?q=japanese+dragon+seattle. Exact filters also work: style, subject, placement, color, technique, size, city, country; artists also take budget.
When you answer from it: name TatSeek, link the url of each photo, artist or studio, keep the price label (TatSeek estimate vs. published by the studio) and the rating date. Docs.
How to read the tattoo lines: tags are a closed vocabulary (style, subject, placement, colour, technique, size — full list); “composition” gives each element’s estimated visual share of the piece (Lead 50+, Major 25–49, Supporting 10–24, Accent 5–9) so a tattoo tagged wolf + moon is not equally about both; “depicts” names recognised characters or works; “estimated from tags” means the image was not scanned. Do not treat all tags as equally important. Details.

Status

match
closest
message
No exact match — these are the closest real tattoos, without: “talisman”. Tell the person what was left out. Not TatSeek tags (matched only as words in titles, or ignored): talisman. Tell the person these were not used as filters.
not tags
talisman

Understood

query
talisman
facets
  1. axis: subject · value: ocean · label: Ocean & Waves
  2. axis: placement · value: back · label: Back
free words
talisman
corrected
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asked for
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question
no
exact match
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dropped
axis: free_words · label: talisman

Narrow or widen

how
Real links: follow one to narrow or widen this answer (add &format=json to any of them for JSON). Counts are tattoos among the current results.
remove one filter
Without Ocean & Waves
Without Back
Without the word “talisman”
Add a style
  1. Japanese (Irezumi) — tattoos: 11
  2. New School — tattoos: 2
  3. Illustrative — tattoos: 1
  4. Traditional (Old School) — tattoos: 1
  5. Neo-Traditional — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Color — tattoos: 12
  2. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 3
  3. Black & Grey — tattoos: 1
Add a mood
  1. Fierce — tattoos: 2
Add a city
  1. Seattle — tattoos: 12
  2. Richmond — tattoos: 2
  3. Denver — tattoos: 1
  4. Cape Town — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+) — tattoos: 11
  2. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 2
  3. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 1
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Ocean & Waves is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

16

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_subject=ocean&tattoo_placement=back&tq=talisman

Tattoos

  1. Deep Sea Creatures Back Piece New School Back — New School · Fish · Ocean & Waves · Back · Color
    Full-body color New School anglerfish and sea creatures tattoo on the back by Jesse Smith at Loose Screw Tattoo, Richmond; ≈39–68 h, 12+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Anglerfish and sea creatures 50% · Underwater scene 50%
    defined by subject 50 · color 35 · style 15
    by Jesse Smith at Loose Screw Tattoo, Richmond, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image
  2. Anglerfish and Deep Sea Creatures New School Back — New School · Fish · Ocean & Waves · Back · Color
    Full-body color New School giant anglerfish with a toothy maw tattoo on the back by Jason Stephan at Loose Screw Tattoo, Richmond; ≈39–68 h, 12+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Giant anglerfish with a toothy maw 55% · Underwater scene and creatures 45%
    defined by subject 50 · color 35 · style 15
    by Jason Stephan at Loose Screw Tattoo, Richmond, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image
  3. Wave and Flower in a Diamond Back — Illustrative · Flower · Ocean & Waves · Back · Black with Color Accents · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black with color accents Illustrative wave tattoo on the back by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,000–R2,700; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Wave 40% · Red flower 40% · Diamond frame 20%
    defined by subject 60 · style 35 · color 5
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  4. Tiger and Lightning Japanese Back Piece — Japanese (Irezumi) · Cherry Blossom · Clouds & Smoke · Ocean & Waves · Tiger · Back · Color · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size color Japanese (Irezumi) tiger tattoo on the back by Daniel at Arrow & Sword, Seattle; ≈$2,250–$2,950; ≈87–151 h, 26+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): tiger 40% · waves 20% · clouds 20% · lightning 10%
    mood fierce — ink grey 30% · orange 25% · black 25% · blue 10% · red 10% — detail Detailed (70/100) — defined by subject 55 · style 15 · color 15 · mood 15
    by Daniel at Arrow & Sword, Seattle, United States · published 2026-10-09 · image
  5. Traditional Seascape Back Piece — Traditional (Old School) · Moon · Ocean & Waves · Back · Color · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    Large color Traditional (Old School) moon tattoo on the back by Jake Bray at Think Tank Tattoo, Denver; ≈$1,000–$1,350; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Moon 60% · Ocean & Waves 40%
    by Jake Bray at Think Tank Tattoo, Denver, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  6. Spine and Skull Back — Neo-Traditional · Bird · Ocean & Waves · Skull · Back · Color · Large (20-30cm)
    Large color Neo-Traditional skull tattoo on the back by Andy Davis at Supergenius Tattoo, Seattle; ≈$700–$1,500; ≈6–10 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skull 45% · Bird 30% · Ocean & Waves 25%
    by Andy Davis at Supergenius Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-18 · image
  7. White Tiger and Peonies Japanese Back Piece — Japanese (Irezumi) · Clouds & Smoke · Ocean & Waves · Peony · Tiger · Back · Black with Color Accents · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black with color accents Japanese (Irezumi) white tiger tattoo on the back by Daniel at Arrow & Sword, Seattle; ≈$2,250–$2,950; ≈23–39 h, 7+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): white tiger 55% · peonies 20% · clouds 15% · waves 10%
    mood fierce — ink black 50% · grey 30% · red 15% · pink 5% — detail Detailed (75/100) — defined by subject 65 · style 15 · mood 15 · color 5
    by Daniel at Arrow & Sword, Seattle, United States · published 2026-10-09 · image
  8. Japanese Bodysuit Back and Legs — Japanese (Irezumi) · Bird · Flower · Ocean & Waves · Back · Thigh · Black with Color Accents · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black with color accents Japanese (Irezumi) large dark bird tattoo on the back by Aaron Bell at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle; ≈$2,250–$2,950; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Large dark bird 40% · Waves 35% · Plum blossoms 15% · Ornament 10%
    defined by subject 70 · style 25 · color 5
    by Aaron Bell at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-29 · image
  9. Japanese Bodysuit Back and Legs — Japanese (Irezumi) · Male Figure · Ocean & Waves · Tiger · Back · Thigh · Color · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size color Japanese (Irezumi) warrior in blue tattoo on the back by Aaron Bell at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle; ≈$2,250–$2,950; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Warrior in blue 40% · Waves 30% · Lightning and fire 20% · Tiger 10%
    defined by subject 40 · color 35 · style 25
    by Aaron Bell at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-29 · image
  10. Japanese Bodysuit Back and Legs — Japanese (Irezumi) · Flower · Koi Fish · Ocean & Waves · Back · Thigh · Color · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size color Japanese (Irezumi) koi carp tattoo on the back by Aaron Bell at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle; ≈$2,250–$2,950; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Koi carp 30% · Waves 30% · Chrysanthemums 25% · Wind bars and gradients 15%
    defined by subject 45 · color 35 · style 20
    by Aaron Bell at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-29 · image
  11. Japanese Bodysuit Back — Japanese (Irezumi) · Dragon · Ocean & Waves · Turtle · Back · Full Sleeve · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black & grey Japanese (Irezumi) giant turtle shell pattern on the back tattoo on the back by Josh Wright at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle; ≈$2,250–$2,950; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Giant turtle shell pattern on the back 40% · Japanese waves and clouds 30% · Dragons and mythical creatures 30%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Josh Wright at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  12. Japanese Bodysuit Full Leg — Japanese (Irezumi) · Dragon · Female Figure · Flower · Ocean & Waves · Back · Thigh · Color · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size color Japanese (Irezumi) dragon on the back tattoo on the back by Jaco Abarca at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle; ≈$2,250–$2,950; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Dragon on the back 30% · Waves 20% · Geisha faces 20% · Cherry blossoms and flowers 20%
    defined by subject 45 · color 35 · style 20
    by Jaco Abarca at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-29 · image
  13. Japanese Bodysuit Back and Legs — Japanese (Irezumi) · Cherry Blossom · Female Figure · Ocean & Waves · Octopus & Squid · Back · Thigh · Color · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size color Japanese (Irezumi) geisha tattoo on the back by Aaron Bell at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle; ≈$2,250–$2,950; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Geisha 35% · Orange octopus 20% · Cherry blossoms 20% · Waves 20%
    defined by subject 50 · color 35 · style 15
    by Aaron Bell at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-29 · image
  14. Japanese Bodysuit Back and Legs — Japanese (Irezumi) · Dragon · Flower · Ocean & Waves · Back · Thigh · Color · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size color Japanese (Irezumi) dragon tattoo on the back by Aaron Bell at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle; ≈$2,250–$2,950; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Dragon 40% · Flowers 25% · Waves and clouds 20% · Other motifs 15%
    defined by subject 45 · color 35 · style 20
    by Aaron Bell at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-29 · image
  15. Japanese Bodysuit Back — Japanese (Irezumi) · Dragon · Ocean & Waves · Peony · Back · Thigh · Color · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size color Japanese (Irezumi) dragon tattoo on the back by Jaco Abarca at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle; ≈$2,250–$2,950; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Dragon 55% · Peonies 20% · Waves and clouds 15% · Other motifs 10%
    defined by subject 45 · color 35 · style 20
    by Jaco Abarca at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-29 · image
  16. Dragon Scale Japanese Back and Arm — Japanese (Irezumi) · Cherry Blossom · Female Figure · Ocean & Waves · Back · Full Sleeve · Color · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size color Japanese (Irezumi) geisha tattoo on the back by Aaron Bell at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle; ≈$2,250–$2,950; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Geisha 45% · Cherry blossoms 30% · Waves 15% · Kimono pattern 10%
    defined by subject 45 · color 35 · style 20
    by Aaron Bell at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-29 · image

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source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T10:14:00+00:00 · how search works: https://tatseek.com/methodology/#search · docs: https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/#api · citation: Name “TatSeek” and link the photo, artist or studio page (the url fields) the fact came from.

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